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Math 7AC Percent Equation
Find each number. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
1. 75 is what percent of 150? / 2. 84 is 60% of what number?3. What number is 65% of 98? / 4. Find 39% of 65.
5. Ruben bought 6 new books for his collection. This increased his collection by 12%. How many books did he have before his purchases?
6. The length of Giselle’s arm is 27 inches. The length of her lower arm is 17 inches. About what percent of Giselle’s arm is her lower arm?
7. A survey found that 25% of people aged 18-24 gave up their home phone and only use a cell phone. If 3,264 people only use a cell phone, how many people were surveyed?
8. Mark attempted 40 baskets in basketball and made 85% of them. How many baskets did he make?
9. If Tom correctly answered 24 out of 30 questions, what percent of the questions did he answer
incorrectly? Explain.
Homework: Find each number. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.
1. 9 is what percent of 45? / 2. What percent of 96 is 26?3. 17 is 40% of what number ? / 4. 30% of 188 is what number?
5. A writer earns $2,500 a month. Last month he spent $200 on food. What percent of his income
was spent on food?
6. Approximately 0.02% of North Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue in color. Out of 5,000
North Atlantic lobsters, how many would you expect to be blue in color?
7. A family pays $19 each month for Internet access. Next month the cost will increase by 5%
because of equipment fee. After this increase, what will be the cost for the Internet access?
8. A basketball player made 15 foul shots, which is 75% of the total number the player attempted.
How many foul shots did this player attempt?
9. Roman has 2 red pencils in his backpack. If this is 25% of the total number of pencils, how many
pencils are in his backpack? Explain.
10. Eileen and Michelle scored 48% of their team’s points. If their team had a total of 50 points,
how many points did they score?
11. The Seahawks football team has won 18 of 24 games. What percent did they not win? Explain.